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A distinguished group of scholars discuss select objects from the collection within the context of historical, economic, and social issues as well as aesthetics. There are also explorations of craft methods and artistic strategies practiced by the artists and artisans represented in the collection. Separate essays on the Shaker and the Pennsylvania-German communities concentrate on the unique features of their material cultures and their religious and social orientations.
Published by Marquand Books, Seattle, in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London.
428 pages, 510 color illustrations.
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